A group of four of us visited Basadi Halli on 13th December 2018. It is a complex of three Jain... read more
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A group of four of us visited Basadi Halli on 13th December 2018. It is a complex of three Jain... read more
Basadi Halli near Hoysaleswara temple is a complex housing three Jain temples of lord... read more
Excellent temple. Tucked right behind the Halebidu Temple. It has the 18ft idol of thirtankara with a snake around it. This is a must watch.Mr. Jayakumar who was there in premises clearly showed us the serpent in the idol and the special features of the pillars. Without him, we would have never seen them.
Overall very quiet and non touristy place. We were the only ones there when we went. While it is very easy to skip this temple, one should make every effort to go here. Its hardly 2km from main temple and can see this in 30 mins if you are in a hurry and spend hours if you want to!More
It is believed that the Great Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana was a jain before converting to Vaishnavism. Even after converting to Vaishnavism, the Hoysalas were very tolerant to all religions. Jainism was very popular in India during 5th to 12th century.
Hoysalas have also built many jain temples to maintain harmony amongst their jain citizens. Basadihalli is very close to Halebidu yet completely cut-off from tourist circuit. There are 3 basadi's which are known as Adinatheswvara, Shantishvara and Parshvanatheshvara Jain Basadis. These are considered as the most important Jain temples. Must visit place to know the historical importance and legacy of the Hoysalas.
These temples are not properly maintained even they are under archaeology department, but after visiting them one can feel they must be a very good and royal places at that time. This campus has 3 small temples, the main point about these temples is that the only source of light in these temples is the main door which is of the same height as that of the main statue in the temple.
The most important attraction of this temple is the 18 ft. tall Parsvanatha Tirtankara statue in the garbhagriha (sanctum). This sculpture with a seven hooded serpent over his head represents a perfect yogi or a realized soul with a benign and sympathetic smile on his lips. Such Jain sculptures are rare. The pillars are designed in such a way that the bottom part produce sound and the curve part modify the shadow in different shapes and size. The campus is clean and there is one guy who is not a guide but he knows detail about the place and take care of the place alone.
Hoysaleshwara Temple, Kedareshwara Temple and Basadi Halli - all three are within 1 km radius and form the three must-sees in Halebid. Basadi Halli has three Jain statues in three separate and differently architected chambers. It is pretty relaxing with sculpting similar to the other Halebid attractions. Once again this is for the photogra[hers and for those who enjoy intricate carvings. Upkeep is not good and there are no guides unlike the Hoysaleshwara Temple.
This monument and temple is very near by halebeedu main temple. The travels people wont take you to this place unless you tell them. So its very pleasant and a must visit. There were three jain temples in this complex and beautiful architecture.
Its located on start of the road which takes you to Kedareswara temple, another masterpiece of old carvings. Jain Basadi temple is not very crowded and this gives opportunity to see through carvings and structures at peace.